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Fruit Beer - Blueberry/Watermelon Blonde + IPA

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 14 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f75/strawberry-alarm-c
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 10th 2014
1.053
1.012
5.5%
19.1
4.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb American - Pale 2-Row16 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64%
6 lb American - White Wheat6 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 24%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 8%
8 oz Flaked Wheat8 oz Flaked Wheat 34 2 2%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2%
25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 19.05 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 5 days 25%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 qt Watermelon (4-6 cups) Flavor Secondary 0 min.
1 qt Blueberry Wine Must Flavor Secondary --
3 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 694 B cells required
Cali V
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 694 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Strike at 166 Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
1 gal Mashout Temperature -- 169 °F 5 min
8 gal Sparge -- 169 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 15.61 gal (62.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 3.61 gal (14.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 7.81 31.3  
Mash volume with grains 9.81 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.18 g | 44.7 qt) 10.56 42.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.61 g | 62.5 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 14 56  
Going into fermentor 14 56  
Total: 18.38 73.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

3rd Place - Watermelon Blonde - Fruit Beer
NJ State Fair 2014 Homebrew Competition



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